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From the large corporation using enormous machines in the USA, to the woman with her hoe and her plot of cassava in Mozambique, to a Chinese collective farm worker in the rice fields, agriculture is essential for humanity to eat. This book looks at the..
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Part memoir and part investigative report, Eating Animals is the groundbreaking moral examination of vegetarianism, farming, and the food we eat every day that inspired the documentary of the same name. Bestselling author Jonathan Safran Foer spent much of..
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An extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather and one of natureās most mysterious and beguiling creatures: the honeybee. Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and s..
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With this remarkable series of lectures presented in Koberwitz, Silesia, June 7-16, 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded biodynamic agriculture. They contain profound insights into farming, the plant and animal world, the nature of organic chemistry, and the..
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āA profound, graceful, and literary work of philosophy and economics, well tempered for our times, and yet timeless. . . . It will change the way you look at the food you put into your body. Which is to say, it can change who you are.ā ā Boston..
Release Date:- 2016-06-08
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Beef Basics is an overview of beef cattle management concepts for new and beginning farmers. It puts the keys to profitable beef production in your pocket. Alabama Extension brings you cutting-edge information about forages, nutrition, health, breeding,..
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Get ready for your new flock in thirty minutes or less!This short, sweet, and self-sufficient guide shows beginners how to keep chickens as part of a rural or urban homestead. Learn everything you need to know to get started on your poultry adventure,..
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Advanced Hydroponics for STEM Education is an interactive book that teaches advanced hydroponics through STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects such as plant biology, chemistry, and physics. This STEM resource introduces st..
Release Date:- 2006-05-17
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A tale of obsession so fierce that a man kills the thing he loves most: the only giant golden spruce on earth. When a shattered kayak and camping gear are found on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Northwest, they reignite a mystery surrounding a sho..
Release Date:- 2012-05-06
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The tools you need to raise and care for beef cattle Beef cattle farming is a business that continues to grow in the United States and around the world, and it will only grow larger as the demand for beef continues to increase. Raising Beef Cattle For..
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This open access book, written by world experts in aquaponics and related technologies, provides the authoritative and comprehensive overview of the key aquaculture and hydroponic and other integrated systems, socio-economic and environmental aspects. Aquaponic..
Release Date:- 2018-09-11
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FOREWORD BY LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA AND LUIS A. MIRANDA, JR.The true story of how JosĆ© AndrĆ©s and World Central Kitchenās chefs fed hundreds of thousands of hungry Americans after Hurricane Maria and touched the hearts of many moreChef JosĆ© AndrĆ©s ar..
Release Date:- 2010-01-07
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Aquaponics is the food production system of the future, combining Aquaculture and Hydroponics into a sustainable edible ecosystem.This is a DYI manual on Backyard Aquaponics using low cost and recycled materials where possible. A "Must Read" for those..
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New York Times and Los Angeles Times Bestseller!As every day brings urgent reports of growing water shortages around the world, there is no time to lose in the search for solutions.The U.S. government predicts that forty of our fifty states-and 60 percen..
Release Date:- 2022-01-11
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"Mr. Dahlstrom...has written a superb history of the tractor and this long-forgotten period of capitalism in U.S. agriculture. We now know the whole story of when farming, business and the free-market economy diverged, divided and conquered." āWall Street J..
Release Date:- 2010-05-04
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The buzz on beekeeping. The Complete Idiot's GuideĀ® to Beekeeping has all the information a beginĀning beekeeper needs to know to start a hive and keep it buzzing. Expert beekeepers Dean Stiglitz and Laurie Herboldsheimer, owners of Golden Rule Hon..
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Ed Rosenthal has been teaching people how to grow marijuana for decades. Let him help you cultivate bountiful buds, and lots of them.The techniques and tools for growing cannabis have changed over the past five years. Ed shows you the most productive an..
Release Date:- 2014-03-01
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Grow better not bigger with proven low-tech, human-scale, biointensive farming methods Making a living wage farming without big capital outlay or acreages may be closer than you think. Growing on just 1.5 acres, Jean-Martin and Maude-Helene fee..
Release Date:- 2018-04-17
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Mary Roach meets Bill Bryson in this "surefire summer winner" (Janet Maslin, New York Times), an uproarious tour of the basest instincts and biggest mysteries of the animal world Humans have gone to the Moon and discovered the Higgs boson, but when it ..
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In the desolate plains of eastern Colombia, Paolo Lugari envisioned an oasis where people and nature could thrive in harmony. Against all odds, he and a dedicated team transformed the barren land into a vibrant community. Through relentless innovation,..
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WINNER OF THE 2019 NAUTILUS BOOK AWARD In the fascinating story of the sustainable food revolution, an environmental journalist and professor asks the question: Is the future of food looking bleakāor better than ever? āIn The Fate of..
Release Date:- 2018-09-06
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AS SEEN ON TVAs featured on ITV's 'Inside the Ritz' series'When you look at the dishes in this book, the photographs - it's beyond beautiful. You wouldn't need to cook a thing. You could just flick through these pages - it is a proper feast for the eyes.' Ā..
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It is difficult to believe that at one time hops were very much the marginalized ingredient of modern beer, until the burgeoning craft beer movement in America reignited the industry's enthusiasm for hop-forward beer. The history of hops and their use..
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The Backyard Beekeeper, now in its 4th edition, makes the time-honored and complex tradition of beekeeping an enjoyable and accessible backyard pastime that will appeal to urban and rural beekeepers of all skill levels. More than a guide to beek..
Release Date:- 2011-09-20
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The fast and easy way to start and maintain a hiveBeekeeping For Dummies is a practical, step-by-step beginner's guide to beekeeping. It gives you plain-English guidance on everything you need to know to start your own beehive, from buying the right equ..
Release Date:- 2011-03-22
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Got a little space and a hankering for fresh eggs? Robert and Hannah Litt have dispensed advice to hundreds of urban and suburban chicken-keepers from behind their perch at Portlandās Urban Farm Store, and now theyāre ready to help you go local and s..
Release Date:- 2016-03-22
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The food discussion in America can be quite pessimistic. With high obesity rates, diabetes, climate change, chemical use, water contamination, and farm animal abuse, it would seem that there wasn't very much room for a positive perspective. The fear that..
Release Date:- 2010-04-06
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Readers will flock to this book Raising chickens is a growing trend hitting urban and suburban areas, as well as the country. The Complete Idiot's GuideĀ® to Raising Chickens covers every aspect of raising chickens, whether one lives in the country, suburb..
Release Date:- 2017-09-19
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Winner of the Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize 2019 selection for the One Book One Nebraska and All Iowa state reading programs "Genoways gives the reader a kitchen-table view of the vagaries, complexities, and frustrations of modern farming..
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āAn urgent and at times terrifying dispatch from a distinguished reporter who has given heart and soul to his subject.āāHampton SidesIn The End of Plenty, award-winning environmental journalist Joel K. Bourne Jr. puts our fight against devastating..